Driving bit



Y .Patenteddurie'illl, 1927. v 'i i UNVIEDv srA-'rsylPATENT- OFFICE? Y l .-,"JoHNfS BRIsLToIL; or iJANBURY, 'CoNNEorICUr emmers Applicate@ inea Decanter 16,1926;` sereine. 155,214.1`y

vKThis inventionrelatesto driving loitsend preferably integral vwith therods 14 and 15, i

jpartieularly to Yan improved bitterv raee said rings 18 and 19 beingadapted to re-` s y horses-andhas for enobgeet to provides. oon- Vceive'the straps or rings 20 and 21.

struction -Whiehwill be easy'onjthemouth oi y 5"'the horse and 'at the same timepresent means `l9 arepositioned. approximately asV indieatfor lclosing the partsfto vkeepa-straight line. ed in Vdotted lines in FigureQ and` in order I AnotheiLobgeet ot the inventionis to pro-l 'to holdv the horse in the desired Course, the vide an improved bit ior race horses wherein reins are pulled comparatively tight which ,When the 'bit'is in.use,the rings 181and'V 45k f1 meansV have been provided v which will "per- Willswing the bars 6` and? so ythat the mem-v 50V l 4k10 -mit the' driver topreventany; side movementV bers* lOand 11v will press agaiinstthe siderof ory deviationiirom a Aproper course While the heed adjacent themouth of' the animal.

- vguiding the horse in the usual manner. Any slight additional strainwillpress these In.theaeeompanymg draivmg+ members into the ammals head and, eonsey Figure 1 is a roiitviewpotabit,disolosqnently, prevent any side movement so that 55 15 'ing an` embodimentvot the invention..y Y there is no loss of timeby a side movement f l Figure 2 is a top plan' view oi thestruo or a movement outfoia. straight course. 1 ture Vshown in Figure 1.v Y' Wlhat 'elsim is:

Referring "to the aoeompanying drawing `1. kA vbit used in driving race horses oom-'S y Vbynumerals, 1 indicates a plate Whlehfis "prising a ilatv'oentrally position-ed lplete,` a 60 2o flat `andprovided lwith comparatively `large f pair of bars looselypivotally connected with openings 2 and adjaoent'the 'ends'.r Eye the plate,V a siding `ear connected with each vmembers'fi and 5 extend, through kthe open` of `said bars,` a ring pivotslly mounted .on n ings 2 and 3 loosely so thatV the bars Send' eachL of said hars andrradapted to he eo'nneeti V may freely swing. This Construction per`` edito the reins oi" vthe bridle, and iiieans eon- .65 .mitsthe plate 1 to lie iiatouthe tongue of neeted'ivith each of 'the rings for securing the horse and also permits the horse to force the bridle yto the overhead strap of the r his tongue beneath vthe platefbyi'eason of bridle. e y i .Y y y the ,taetvthat the vplate is heldup slightly .2. A driving bit for h ridleseomprisinga f by theeye members l and 5. Thel bers Gand Central plate havingI a comparatively large 70 3() 7 mergeinto journal members Sand 9 which aperture at each endya bai" et eae'h 4'end of A `inturn merge into what maybe `termed sidthe plate havingan eye iinemher looped A ing members 10 and 11 'adapted topre'vent through the aperture but 'only partlyiilling siding ofthe horse or a movementtoone the same whereby avery loose pivotal.Cong4 Y side. An aperturey extends through eiioh `of neoti'on is'provided, eaeh ot said bars vhaving' 75 35 thejournalmembers8 andr 9, sziidapertures formedintegral therewith a `vsiding` ,ea-r eXl y `:iceommodating the pintle portions-152v and 18 tending at less` than ak rightfengle from the of the vertioa'l rods 14 and 15. These ver- `respective bars`,` and a ring pivotally mount. 1 f

' tical rods `attheir upper ends `are provid-ed ed `on eaeliof saidloars` atv the 'junotureof the with loops or eye members 16 and'l for eers With the bars. i

v .V40 [reeeivingpert o'lthe bridle straps While at vthe lower v`part rings 18 and 19 vare 'formedL7 i `JOHAN S, BRISTOL, V. Sg!k 

